The Battle of Great Bridge

Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways Park and Visitor Center

In the early morning of December 9, 1775, two opposing forces faced each other across the Great

Bridge, the British on the north end and the patriots to the south. The battle lasted ...

Robert H. Sayre

(1824-1907)

The engineer and philanthropist lived here. Directed construction, Lehigh Valley Railroad. A founder, Bethlehem Iron Co. Benefactor to St. Luke's Hospital, Church of the Nativity, and Bishopthorpe Girls School. Charter trustee, Lehigh University.

Marker is at the intersection of Wyandotte Street ...

Bridging the Past with the Present

Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways Park and Visitor Center

1600s: Woodlands, Marshes and the Great Bridge

The rich forests and fields south of the Elizabeth River and in northeastern North Carolina gave the early settlers in the late 1600s bountiful yields of ...

1870s Cowboy-Indian Fight

(Battleground 1 mi. N of Marker)

Near here in 1874 or 1875, 18 Indians attacked W. B. Brown and two comrades, spooking one horse and capturing bedrolls and grub, but sparing the men, who thankfully escaped. In the 1870s, when ...

Elvis Presley and the Blues

Marker Front:

Elvis Presley revolutionized popular music by blending the blues he first heard as a youth in Tupelo with country, pop, and gospel.

Many of the first songs Elvis recorded for the Sun label in Memphis were covers of earlier blues ...

Cheney Clow's Rebellion

During the American Revolution many Delawareans remained loyal to the British Crown. In 1778 a group of Loyalists under the leadership of local resident Cheney Clow constructed a fort near this location. Concerned that they would march on Dover, a ...

Battles and Engagements of the Delaware Regiment

Battles around New York City and Environs, 1776-1779

1. Long Island, August 27, 1776

2. Throg's Neck, October 12-18, 1776

3. Mamaroneck Raid, October 22, 1776

4. White Plains, October 28, 1776

5. Retreat across New Jersey, November-December 1776

6. Trenton, December 26, 1776

7. Staten ...

The Bayonets of the Revolution

The Delaware Regiment fought in nearly every campaign of the American Revolution.

For a small state, Delaware's soldiers played a large role in the Revolution. Answering Congress' call, Delaware raised a regiment of 500-600 men by the summer of 1776. They ...

Newberry Cotton Mills

Newberry Cotton Mills, incorporated

in 1882, began operation in 1885. The

mill was designed by prominent

textile mill architects Lockwood,

Greene, & Co. and was one of the

first cotton mills in the United States

operated by steam power. Z.F. Wright,

who served as president 1905 ...

The Burning of Washington, D.C.

Oxon Hill Farm - Oxon Cove Park

“I cannot express to you the distress it has occasioned at the Battle of Bladensburg. We heard every fire. …Our house was shook repeatedly by the firing upon forts and bridges, and illuminated by ...